Three Chinese astronauts were due to depart the Tiangong space station, reenter the atmosphere, and land in the remote desert of Inner Mongolia on Wednesday. Instead, officials ordered the crew to ...

A dramatic turn of events has left three Chinese astronauts, also known as taikonauts, temporarily stranded in space after a serious issue with their Shenzhou-20 spacecraft. The crew’s return capsule, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three Chinese astronauts have been temporarily stranded in space after the vehicle they were meant to travel aboard back to Earth ...

BEIJING — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday after more than a week’s delay because their original return capsule was damaged, likely from being hit by space ...

The country’s space authorities said they were investigating whether an object had hit a Chinese spacecraft and the risks tied to it. By Alexandra Stevenson and Selam Gebrekidan Reporting from Hong ...